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Many specialists in family leave policy say the tax credits included in the new federal law are too small to persuade most employers to offer such benefits.

In 1995, the entertainer and philanthropist started the Imagination Library, inspired by her father, who couldn't read and write. Now, it mails free books to more than a million kids each month.

Ed Walker died Monday after signing off his long-running show, The Big Broadcast,for the last time. The show, heard out of NPR member station WAMU, reprised programs from the golden age of radio.

For 20 years, Conrad Cooper has been helping children in Los Angeles learn to swim by earning his young students' unwavering trust.

An annual review of state-based preschool programs found big drops in enrollment and state funding in the 2020-2021 school year.

How fast can you vaccinate a goat? That's one of the challenges in "Female Food Heroes," a contest in Tanzania, Nigeria and Ethiopia.

If you're looking for a fun day trip, drive about an hour to the Rosemary Clooney House in Augusta, KY. The singer and actress, who grew up in nearby...

For most of my 35 years covering television, I'd write a story for the day after the Emmy Awards about TV's biggest week filled with dozens of new fall...

Sen. McCain spent 5 1/2 years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. NPR's Michel Martin speaks with Orson Swindle III, who was in prison with McCain.

The images at an exhibit at the Yossi Milo Gallery in New York are infused with the spirit of African identity.